Rail-holding device



May 17 1927.

u 1,629,344 C. P. KlMM-EL RAIL HOLDING DEVICE v I Filed June 24. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 'May 17.1927. l 1,629,344 h.

C. P. KIMMEL RAIL HOLDING DEVICE Filed June 24. 1926 I 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 L l l v 4 geg/gy 26 4 25 Patented May 17, 1927.

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rrr orsi oHARLiisP. RIMMEL, or GARY, INDIANA.

RAIL-HOLDING DEVICE.

Application filed June 24, 1926. Serial No. 118,200;

My invention relates to rail holding devices, and particularly vto a novel boltless rail joint or rail anchor having'new and useon thehead of the rail is'transmitted directly through an angle bar orY the fish plate to the base without tending to spread or .force out the angle bar from its position alongside l the web. j t

In theconstruction commonly in use, the wheel load at'the end of a rail is transmitted to the angle bar underneath the head. The load is thence transmitted by thev barto the i?) flange, the taper of which is downward and outward. Thus 'one component of the force is horizontal and tends to elongate the fastening bolts 'and .to loosen the nuts. An object in the present construction vis to -reverse the direction of force of the horizontal component and to effect vthe clamping action withoutV the usefof any fastening bolts. f 4 The device,V when used as a rail joint, 3U comprises essentially, along shoe,construct ed to underlie'the rail base and having vangular abutinents that overlie the baseand are (io-extensive in length with the underlying portion. Cooperating with the shoe ments are angle bars, the heads ofwhich Yunderlie the head of the rail 'and the lower surfaces of which are longitudinally inclined andl engage thev oppositelyV inclined upper surfaces of the abutments. The longitudinally tapered contacting surfaces are likewise inclined to the horizontal, the angle being acute to the angle of the under surface of the head. Theadditional elements are v rail holding bars having projections entering the usual bolt holes in therail web, the last named bars being held in place by the angle bars.. v

A device of this character has many advantages that will be pointed out in the appended description. t

The invention will be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which; l

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a rail joint and particularly with the overlying` abut-' constructed in accordance tion; F ig. 21s a plan section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 3;

` vwith my invenlOIl; Y, t

Fig. 4 is an end view of aV modification of the construction shown inv the preceding ngures; l ,l v

Fig. 5 isa sidefview thereof, andl Fig. 3 is an end view-with the rail in sec- Fig. 6 is yanend View ofa further moditication, the plate andabutment being shown inthe form in whichftheyare applied to the rail, the angle bar being omitted.`

.Referring particularly to the drawing, it Awill be seen that I provide a base member Yor. shoe having aA fiat baseplate, 10, that eX- arranged atan acute angle, theV surface, 16, l

1 being longitudinally inclined or tapered. Y It is to be noted that the wedgesurfaces,

16, of the abutments on opposite sidesrof the shoe are oppositely longitudinally inclined. Bouiiding the 'inclined surfaces, 16 at the outer edge of the abutment member is a lip,

17, extending throughout the length of the abutment.

The angle bars, indicated generally by the numeral 18, have a bulbous head, 19, the upper-and inner surfaces of which correspond toand cooperate with the surfaces yunderneath the rail head and alongside of the web at'its junction with the head. The inner face of the angle bar lis, grooved'to accommodate the rail holding bars lto be later described. Thebottom surface20, of

the angle bar is tapered to conform to the CFI Y driven tight.

usual construction Where the angle barr rests on vthe top surface of the railbase. A further result of this arrangement is that When the angle bars are driven 'intoposition, the wedge force tends to move the barv inwardly against the rail flanges rather than outwardly.

The rail holding` barsindicated'generally by the numerals, 22, 23, are duplicates, each thereof comprisinga body portion and two round lugs or rojections, 24. The bars are placed in staggered relation', one lug, 24, eny tering an opening in each rail. One extremity, 25, of 'each bar is ta'pei'edoif and may be ,swedged ,over if desired in order to prevent possible 'loosening up and backing out. of the angle bars. Such loosening, however, is a remote possibility, inasmuch as the taper of the wedge surface isvery slight.v

The assembly of the parts `,is very simple. The 'sh'oewith t-hey abutment members somew-hat spread or elevated, is placed over the end of a rail and the second rail'locatedin proper relation thereto, after which the shoe may be spiked in position and the abutmeiits bent downward into contact with the rail bfas eV Thev rail holding bars 'are then located as shown andthe angle bars slid ini'v'ard longitudinally and driven home means of a Sledge'. Thereafter the ends,f25, of the rail bars Imay be bent over if desired. Y lf i't is necessary to remove the assembly, the series of operations is reversed. Hov'vl"ever, the shoe maybe found to be tightly ,clan'i'pe'd on the rail base, and the lip, 17 'at the ymargin 'of "the abut'inei'i'ts adapted. kto 4be engaged by a suitable tool for the purpose of ben'dingftlie abutiiients out and releasing them from "the rail flange.

One of ythe functional advantages of the constructiony is the facility With which the entire assembly may be moved, thereby providing new points of contact or bearing surfaces betvveen the rails and the ljoint assembly. To do this, `it is only necessary to back out the wedge ai'igle bars and Vthereafter move Vthe shoe a. short distance one iif'ay or the other, the angle lbars being subsequently l This may be done several times if desired in order to provide new points'of Contact,

In the modification shoivn in Figs. l and the deviceis utilized as a rail anchor, the same principles beingapplied. In that construction, tlie base member, 26, is provided with similar: abutment members, 27, and at each corner t ie base member ifs deflected or turned dovvn 'as atV '28, to provide lugs engagiiig ythe opposite 'faces of a tie, indicated 'at ledge shi "ed angle bars, 29,- are provided p 'that 'are driven into place b etvveen the head vof the Vrail `and the abutment-s, 'and when Aso positioned, serve t securely lock 'the rail and tie and to prevent creeping. It may be tendencyofr the rail will further increase 'the ivedgi'ng action, and the construction is so shown. Y

In the modification shown in Fig 6, the base plate, ,3Q is identical, together with the downturned lugs, 3l. However, l have provided but fo'iie abut-inentinember, 32, the rail being yheld at the opposite4 side by a rib,r33. In 'this construction, fthedevice inayibeassembled Without. sliding it on the VTrail from the end; in other Words, it maybe placed or removed at any point on the frail.,` To acconiplisli this result the abutment, 32, is positioned as shown in Fi'gz, the' rail being shown iii-dotted lines. When suitablypositioned, the abutment is bent down 'by striking it i'vith agsiedge.

In both of the forms .just described, no rail holding bars are used, inasmuch as the web of the rail is not punched at points between its ends. y

Many other modifications Will undoubtedly suggest themselves to those skilled in the art, and l do not` Wish to be limited eX- cept as indicated in the appended claims.

I claim: Y

l. In a rail joint, the combination ,ofV a shoe enclosing` 'the bases of t\vo abutting rails, an abutment member kcarried by the shoe and overlying. the rail base, a bar ha'ving contact With the under surface of the rail head and the upper surface of .theabutment, the contacting surfaces of the bar and abutment being mutually longitudinally' inclined to provide Wedge action, and positively acting means to prevent longitudinal separation of the respective rails.

2. In a rail joint, the combination of a shoe enclosing the bases! of tvvo abutting rails, an abutment'member carried by the shoe and overlying the rail basi-afa bar having` Contact with the under Asurface of the 'rail head 'and the upper surface of the abutment, the contacting surfaces of V'the bar and abilitmentbeing mutually longitudinally incf-lmed to provide Wedge action, said surfaces being arranged at an angle to the horizontal Y tially 45 degrees to the angle of the upper` surface of the rail flange. ,a

4t, In a rail joint, the combination of a base plate for supporting a rail flange and coextensive abutment members overlying the flange, the abutment members being substantially triangular in cross section, Ywith the upper surface arranged at an angle of approximately 45 degrees to the lower surface, and a bar occupying the fishing surface of the rail, said bar having a longitudinally tapered surface cooperating with the upper surface of an abutment member, the thrust resulting from the wedge action of the'bar tending to move the bar inwardly Ytoward the rail web.

6. In a rail joint, the combination of a base plate for supporting a rail flange and coextensive abutment members overlying the flange, the abutment members being substantially triangular in cross section, with the upper surface arranged at an angle of approximately l5 degrees to the lower surface, a bar occupying the fishing surface of the rail, said bar having a longitudinally tapered surface cooperating with the upper surface of an abutment member, the thrust resultingy from the wedge action ofthe barl .tending to move the bar inwardly toward the rail web, and means retained in position positively holding abutting rails against longitudinal separation. Y

7. In a rail joint, the combination of a base plate for supporting a rail flange and coextensive abutment members overlying the flange, the abutment members being substantially triangular in cross section, with the upper surface arranged atan angle of approximately 45V degrees to the lower surface, a bar occupying the fishing surface of the rail, said'bar vhaving a longitudinally tapered surface cooperating with the upper surface of an abutmentv member, the thrust resulting from the wedge action of the bar tending to move the bar inwardly toward the rail web, and means for positively preventing the backingout of'said bar.4

8. In a device of the class described, the combination of a shoe adapted to receive a railbase, an abutment overlying one flange of the rail base, the upper surface of the abutment being inclined downwardly and inwardly toward the rail web, and a wedge shaped angle bar adapted to be driven longitudinally into the space between the undersurface ofthe rail head and the upper surface of the abutment.

In testimony whereof I have afliXed my signature.

CHARLES P. KI'MMEL 

